Dedicated to the Use of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables - “Our Most Natural Food” December 27, 2013
JOHN McALEAVEYP.O.Box 514
Short Hills, NJ 07078973-564-6295
Fax 973-467-2294Email: [email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE EASTERN PRODUCECOUNCILLOR
Next MeetingTuesday, January 21, 2014
The BrownstonePaterson, New Jersey
House Foods& Earthbound Farm
Social Hour: 6:00pm • Dinner & Meeting 7:00pm
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO REGISTER!Please register by Friday, January 17th
Click on link below to register for January 21st meeting
http://easternproducecouncil.com/e14-earthbound-house.php
OFFICERSPresidentPAUL KNEELAND Kings Super Markets1st Vice-PresidentVIC SAVANELLO Allegiance Retail Services2nd Vice-PresidentTERRY MURPHY Wakefern Food Corp.SecretaryROB GOLDSTEIN Genpro, Inc.TreasurerSAL ZACCHIA RDD AssociatesSgt.-at-ArmsJEFF GARRISON Sunsweet Growers
FOUNDING PRESIDENTSAL CANDRILLI
PAST PRESIDENTSTHOMAS KRULDER Kurt Weiss GreenhousesJAY LIOTTA ConsultantVINCENT DeSOMMA Associated Produce, Inc.JEFFREY SHILLING RLB Food Dist.VIC LOMORIELLO AAABCO, LLCCRAIG CARLSON Carlson Produce ConsultingJOE DeLORENZO Alpha 1 MarketingDEAN HOLMQUIST Allegiance Retail Services
DIRECTORSFLOYD AVILLO RLB Food Dist.ERIC BEELITZ A & P Tea Co. Inc.MATTHEW D’ARRIGO D’Arrigo Bros. of NYSTEVE GRANQUIST D’Arrigo Bros. of NYWENDELL HAHN Four Seasons Produce, Inc.VICTOR JOSEPH Victor Joseph & SonTHERESA LOWDEN JOH Mid-AtlanticGEORGE MOSKAL Wakefern Food Corp.AL MURRAY NJ Department of AgricultureJOE PROCACCI Procacci Bros. Sales Corp.MARIANNE SANTO Wakefern Food Corp.GREG VENEZIANO Bozzuto’s Inc.
DIRECTOR EMERITUSAL FERRIHAROLD FRIEDMANJON KOHL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORJOHN McALEAVEY
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Earthbound FarmAs Earthbound Farm enters its 30th year, we’re grateful for the partnership of our cherished customers. Your support has helped us grow:
• Froma2½-acrebackyardfarmto53,000cropacresand200organicfarmers.
• Fromapersonalchoicetoavoidconventionalagriculturalchemicalstokeepingmorethan130millionpoundsofthemoutoftheenvironmentsince1984.
• Fromourfirstbagsofbabylettucestoourmorethan100freshandfrozenorganicfruitsandvegetables.
• Fromourtabletomorethan10billionsaladplatesacrossNorthAmericasince1984.
Andwe’renotdone.OurnewDeepGreensBlendsandEasyLeavesareexcitingproductsthatcapitalizeontheshopper’sdesireforversatilegreensthatarenotjustforsalads.OurnewPowerMealBowlsoffershoppersseekingahealthy,low-caloriemealreplacementthepowerofplant-basedproteinandbalancednutrition.
Weareorganicpioneersandyouhavehelpedusblaze the trail tobuildingapowerhousecategory intheproducedepartment:salesoforganicgreensaredrivingcategorygrowth, inacategory that iskey to theshopper’s decision about where to shop.
Visit us at EBFarm.com,onFacebook andTwitter, too—and take advantageof our dedicated traderesources at http://ebfmerch.fullsteam.com
Tofu specialists since 1983, House Foods America Corp. is dedicated to bringing consumers the most
affordable,highestqualityandwidestrangeofthefreshest,allnaturalTofuproducts.AllofHouseFoods’Tofuis
madewith non-geneticallymodified (non-GMO) soybeans exclusively grown in theUS, andareGluten-free and
Koshercertified.ComplianttotheHACCP&GMPpractices,HouseFoodsmanufacturesbothretailandfoodservice
TofuintheirownNewJerseyandCaliforniafacilities.
Inaddition,HouseFoodsisapioneerintheShiratakinoodlemarket,sincelaunchingTofuShiratakiin2004.
Withlowcalories,low-carbsandglutenfreecertification,TofuShiratakinoodlecontinuestobeextremelypopular
amongdietersandhealth-consciousconsumers.HouseFoodsTofuShiratakiNoodlecomesinfourdifferentvarieties
(Spaghetti,Fettuccine,AngelHairandMacaroni),andisagreatpastaalternative.
Itisanhonortopresentourcompanyandtheexcitingnewsofourlatestinnovativeproduct,WokMeUp,at
theEPCeventonJanuary21,2014.Welookforwardtomeetingyouall!
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Women’s Leadership Committee
Congratulations to Theresa Lowden for receivingthe Eastern Produce Council’s first-ever award forWomen’s Leadership. At the presentation, which took place at the New York Produce Show andConferenceonDecember11th,were25womenwhoare members of the Eastern Produce Council andrepresentmanyfacetsoftheindustry.TheWomen’sLeadershipCommitteewas established inOctoberof2013anditsmissionistodevelopleadershipforwomen and engage the industry, trade and public in thevalueandneedforagriculture.
THANK YOUThank you to all who sponsored a booth and/or attended the
Fourth Annual NY Produce Show and Conference in New York City.The show was met with great success and
wouldn’t have been possible without your support.
Tokick-offthe4thAnnualNewYorkProduceShowandConferenceareJimPrevorandPaulKneeland.
MONTH SPONSOR LOCATION
2014 EPC SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
In early January we will be
emailing invoices for 2014 Membership Dues.
Your prompt payment is greatly appreciated.
We wish you and your families a Happy New Year!
5thAnnualNewYorkProduceShow&Conference
IdahoPotatoCommissionTasti-Lee/BejoSeeds
Earthbound FarmHouseFoods
ProduceForKids
46thAnnualDinnerDance
SouthCarolinaDepartmentofAgriculture
AvocadosFromMexico(Need4MoreSponsors!)
NewJerseyDepartment of Agriculture
39thAnnualGolfOuting
1/21
3/4StonyHillInnHackensack,NJ
4/5TheWestmountCCWoodlandPark,NJ
4/22TheBrownstonePaterson,NJ
5/13PhiladelphiaWholesaleProduceMarketPhiladelphia,PA
5/20Demarest FarmHillsdale,NJ
6/7RoyceBrookGCHillsborough,NJ
9/16TheManor
WestOrange,NJ
TBD NewYork,NY
TheBrownstonePaterson,NJ
